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Texas has 8 accredited court reporter schools where court reporter faculty who teach court reporter classes can find employment. The trends in Texas' court reporter academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in court reporter includes court reporter training at the following levels:

Statistics

Professional Trends

Texas Vs. National Court Reporter Employment

Approximately 8% of the country's court reporters work in Texas state.

Employment Growth for Court reporters In Texas

1,460

1,770

1,770

1,360

1,440

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Yellow: Actual Values

In Texas, court reporter is a shrinking field. 20 less court reporters were working in Texas in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of court reporters has shrunk by 1%. This is slower than the trend for court reporters around the US. Nationally, the number of court reporters has grown by 9% between 2006 and 2010.

Court Reporter VS. All Professions salaries in Texas

$47,150

$46,750

$49,310

$54,350

$58,350

$42,701

$44,703

$45,514

$47,910

$49,136

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Light Blue: Court Reporter

Dark Yellow: All Professions

The amount earned by court reporters is increasing in Texas. The mean salary for court reporters in 2006 was $47,150 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $58,350 per year.

Salary percentiles for Court reporters in Texas

10th percentile

$24,650

25th percentile

$45,560

50th percentile

$63,000

75th percentile

$73,590

90th percentile

$85,050

This represents a growth in salaries of 19%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of Texas, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of court reporter. The pay differential between the highest paid court reporters and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 245%

Average Salaries for Court reporters and related professions in Texas

Court Reporter

$58,350

Law

$58,559

Paralegal

$45,535

In Texas, court reporters make, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Court Reporter programs available for each degree type for all schools in Texas

associate

6

bachelor

0

master

0

doctor

0

Certificate

10

Total

16

As the number of court reporters is decreasing in Texas state, the number of students graduating from the 8 accredited court reporter schools in Texas state is decreasing. In 2006 there were 112 court reporter graduates from court reporter courses in Texas and in 2010 there were 83 graduates.

This represents a 26% decrease in the number of court reporter degree or certificate school graduates in Texas state. Most of these graduates, or 63%, earned an undergraduate certificate in court reporter.

Court Reporter Faculty Salaries in Texas

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Currently we are in the process of collecting data for the number of court reporter faculty in Texas,
growth in the field of court reporter academia and faculty salaries in Texas. If you are involved in teaching court reporter courses to students at the certificate in court reporter, and associates degree in court reporter levels, please anonymously submit your information in the field below. By doing so, you will be helping us build a valuable database resource for the benefit of current and future court reporter faculty in Texas. Once you submit your information, you will get a chance to see the data we have collected thus far.